No, I do not think that the combined strength of all the filters was enough to make it safe for the eyes. I noticed the next day that my eyes were a bit sore… I tried to look at the sun as little as possible; whenever I took a shot, I would aim the camera just below the sun, then raise it till I saw the sun shining in the viewfinder, then I would take the shot. I did therefore get an “eyefull” of sun several times. I had a tripod with me, and I started using it about half-way through the eclipse, but I didn’t leave it with the camera aimed at the sun, because I have heard of cases where people have melted their camera. Naturally, the composition suffered, because I just hit the shutter whenever I saw the sun pop into view. I don’t really know what I could do to make a better setup, anyone have any ideas?
This was the first time I ever used my ND filter, and I haven’t gotten it out again since… I will have to get it out some time and do some shooting with it!